“Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.”

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”

“No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.”

“The only joy in the world is to begin.”

“From someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette”

“We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten”

“Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.”

“Good literature is one key to peace. When we stop reading each other, when we stop paying attention to each other's words and stories, we too easily oppose one another.”

“There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel and the novel, only between good books and bad books. A good book tak...”

“Nothing forces us to knowWhat we do not want to knowExcept pain”

“Doesn't it seem that it is always by chance that these things happen, or is it because of the generosity of a shared knowledge of suffering that allows for it?”

“Wisdom is not making life any harder than it has to be.”

“July 24, 6:03 A.M.The laundry was warm and the rafters were firm, and Michael Holzapfel jumped from the chair as if it were a cliff...Michael Holzapfel knew what he was doing. He killed himself for...”

“A book is a suicide postponed.”

“How much can you really trust the promise of a suicidal father?”